Musician Events

1975 May 25 Lauryn Hill Born
Lauryn Noel Hill is an American recording artist, musician, producer and actress. Early in her career, she established her reputation in the hip-hop world as a member of the Fugees. In 19...
1976 Dec 4 Tommy Bolin dies of a drug overdose
Bolin's tour for Private Eyes was his last. In his last concert dates, he opened for Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck. However, his final show, in which he opened for Jeff Beck on December 3,...
1984 Apr 1 Marvin Gaye is murdered by his father
On March 31, 1984, Marvin's parents had a domestic argument over misplaced business documents while Marvin, ill from drug use, lay in bed. Upon hearing this, he woke up and told his dad t...
1987 Sep 21 Jaco Pastorius, jazz bass legend, dies
After sneaking onstage at a Carlos Santana concert September 11, 1987, and being ejected from the premises, Pastorius made his way to the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida. A...
1990 Aug 27 Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a plane crash at 35
At around 1:00 a.m. on August 27, 1990, Vaughan was flying by helicopter from East Troy, Wisconsin to Chicago with members of Eric Clapton's tour crew. The helicopter crashed into the sid...
2011 Jul 23 Amy Winehouse Found Dead at London Home
Hard-partying pop star Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her London home, the Associated Press reported. She was 27. The troubled Londoner pulled out of her European tour last month...